for jackie nespral, i'm jawan trade strader. we are live in havana, cuba. >> thank you for your coverage. >> our coverage from cuba will continue the next half hour as well. jawan is going to show us a side of cuba that president obama will likely not see during this visit in our 6:00 newscast. laura rodriguez will have more on raul castro's controversial comments concerning political prisoners following his sit-down today with the president. u can get in depth analysis and tweets in havana cuba on nbc >>> i'm ari odzer live in downtown miami. the allegations are that that county employee raped a young woman as she left the ultra music festival last night at this metromover platform last niht. >>> a family of a teen is asking for your help. the special circumstances surrounding this search still ahead. >>> an apple announcement. we'll show you what's in store for the next generation of iphones and tablets. >>> a cool change here in south florida. some high clouds behind me here on the live shot of the big story of the day and >>

jackie and jawan, thank you. >> all right, thank you, jackie and jawan, great coverage down there. >>> and for everything you need to know about the president's historic trip to cuba, visit the crossroads section on the nbc 6 news and weather app key. >>> and another big story, the base is pumping, people are dancing, they're filling the air here, looking at that taking over bay front park in downtown_ miami. stephanie busier stephanie bertini is in the middle of that. >> reporter: well, i can barely hear you, that is how loud it is here, you can see them in the area of downtown miami, there is the potentialal for lots of things that is why the city officials and ultramusic festival heads are here. this is the place to be if you're into this kind of scene. ultra has grown over the years. >> some of the very first. when it was a lot smaller, the production was not as big. but still, incredible parties. so it's fantastic to see over the years, more production, bigger stages. >> reporter: the lights, music and crowds transform miami's downtown core. road closures and detours are in place

. >> jackie nespral and jawan strader have been following the presidenduring the trip in cuba. >> they join us live from havana with the latest. guys? >> adam and tripa, good evening once again. history was made. >> the good news is, it's not raining. and it's not cold. fifially some good weather for president obama as he departed on this historic trip here in havana, cuba. i've good otto say, eventhough the president has left, the president has made his mark. >> jay gray joins us now with more. >> we were together for the pal visit back then. that was historic in itself. but no pun intended, this is a whole different ball game. it's amazing to get the feel you get op the streets of the we never thought we would see this in our lifetime. and especially a president addressing us on our own national television here. so amazing to see as you've taled about throughout the day. the president has left cuba at this point. departing just a little later than he thought he would, just after 4:00. that's because he got a bit of a surprise at the airport. there w w a lot of talk about cuban presid

>> reporter: hey, jawan.. we know hillary clinton is going to come to the palm beach county convention center later tonight to deliver a speech. she expects a big win today. she's already in the neighborhood, dropped in at a dunkin do in doin' donuts store over here on okeechobee boulevard. hillary clinton grabbing a woman's phone and saying hello to her daughter. mrs. clinton shook some hands and greetd voters at the doughnut shop. she visited a library in the area. she always talks about the special relationship she has with flar and discussed that on her way out of the doughnut shop. >> i love florida. florida has been at the center of our national elections for years now. and i think it will be again. and so it's a very important state to me personally and it's a very important statetto the election. candidates, hillary clinton has been all over these primary states, from the midwest to florida to thiss morning in the carolinas. while democratic front-runner hillary clinton campaigns in north carolina, hus

on the island, jawan and jackie? >> reporter: good evening, trina and adam. from havana, cuba, once again, it was a very busy day for president barack obama. >> jawan, another busy day for the president on this last day of this historic trip to cuba. but earlier this morning, all eyey were on their television sets, looking at president obama and what he would say directly and he started by reciteding a poem by jose marte, to cultivate a white rose. it is a message of peace. >> jackie, this is what many people were looking forward to. they were looking forward to hearing what the presidentad to say to the cuban people. it gave many people here on the island hope. many of them were very optimistic. >> havana is only 90 milesrom florida. but to get here, we had to travel a great distance. over barriers of history, and ideology, barriers of pain and separation. >> reporter: the president made a plea to the young people of cuba to make change. >> i have come here to bury the last remnant of the cold war in e americas. [ a

>> reporter: hey, jawan. you and jackie both talked about the buzz on campus. the students and the administration here, they love it when the political spotlight shines on campus. a big night last night in those caucuses and primaries for both candidates. it only adds to the drama and momentum momentum. at 9:00 tonight, hundreds will fill the gymnasium at miami-dade college'c kendall campus. hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders will debate the issues leading up to tuesday's florida primaries. university of south florida political science professor susan mcmannis told me young voters could tilt this race. >> the millennials are firmly in the hands of bernie sanders. the downside for him in florida universities are on spring break. >> reporter: clinton has a hefty lead. 62% compared to sanders '32%. he's opening an upset win in michigan last night will energize his democratic base. >> i want to take thihi opportunity to thank the people of michigan who repudiated the polls. >> reporter: clinton won big in mississippi and chose to boast about the campaign he

for jackie nespral, i'm jawan strader. more on "nightly" with lester hot. >> we say good night and we'll see you tonight at 11:00 on nbc 6. >>> breaking news tonight. history in cuba. the american and cube ne president side by side. an angry raul castro challenged over human rights raising president obama's arm in an awkward embrace. republans as hillary clinton and elizabeth warren go on the attack agast him. >>> airport bust. 60 pounds of cocaine found hidden in carry-ones after a woman ran from screeners. you won't believe who investigators are looking for. >>> hitting back. serena williams leading the charge against a powerful tennis executive who said women players should get on their knees and thank the men. >>> and getting money. even with bad credit or debt piling up, how people are getting the loans they need at rates they can actually afford. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" withthester holt reporting tonight from havana. >>> good evening. it has been a day rich in histori

. >> i'm jawan strader. sececity is out in full force, police on the streets, closing down many of the roads getting ready for the president's big trip here. >> and we've seen a lot of tourists here in old havana especially. ne thing that struck me yesterday when we arrived was to see a cruz ship docked at the havana harbor. we hadn't en that in previous trips. and carnival corporation is trying to vie and get into havana as well as airlines and other companies. but back to the cruise ne that was here. it's a british cruise line and we wanted to know what are the passengers doing when they get off here in old havana and how are they spending their money? this is what we found out. from walking tours, old cars, buses, and double-decker buses to horse drawn carriages, crudes d even segways. tourists seem to be flocking to cuba. daiquris in the bars to the new restaurants that are starting to open up in havana. business in the tourist areas like old havana is moving. >> translator: my typical clients until rece

jawan and jackie continue their coverage from cuba today at:00 p.m. and we will be life streaming coverage of the president's trip tonight on the nbc 6 nus and weather app. while there be sure to check out other stories about the warming relations with the u.s. under the cuba crossroads section. >>> back at home ultra weekend is coming to an end, the three-day festival shutting down its beaming lights until next year's show. that means traffic will soon be back to normal. every year ultra brings thousands of people to miami giving a major economic boost to the city. hotels, food, you name it, most businesses benefit from the sold out festival. meanwhile, some locals say the festival can become qui a nightmare. >> car feels like it's going to shake and break in half because the music is so loud, the traffic just so terrible. >> part of biscayne boulevard shut downince thursday night and last night traffic was even worse because the miami heat was playing just blocks away. >> time right now is 7:06. >>> the so-called dump trump movement in full force. a

good evening, i'm jawan strader. >> and i'm jackie nespral. while the information has been limited, w do know one person is under arrest and federal authorities are searching a home in opa-locka. that's where we find laura rodriguez. she joins us live from opa-locka with the latest on the investigation. laura? >> reporter: jackie, jawan, federal agents have been here at the 1200 block of sherar avenue for several hours now. although one of the gold bars was recovered last year, this man is the first to be arrested in connection with this case. the fbi is one step closer to solving a gold heist. officials say 46-year-old alberto perez was arrested this morning for his alleged involvement in the robberyf a tractor-trailer carrying precious metals in north carolina. perez is a good man and a hard working truck driver. >> if all this were true, i couldn't see how he could be living here owning the type of vehicle he owns. >> reporter: occupants of a semi pulled over on i-95 last year. after stopping, two armed men approach approached, announced th

if you look above jawan's shoulder, you'll see the national hotel. that is iconic, one of the oldest hotels in cuba. >> reporter: getting back to the president's visit, though, jackie, the president is expected to land on the island and hit the ground running. president obama will arrive here first at cuba's national cathedral in old havana, where he'll meet with cardinal ortega, who played a crucial role in normalizing relations between america and cuba. many remember this palace as the cuban white house of sorts. president obama will be here meetiti with raul castro and then will return with the first lady for a state dinner. on tuesday president oma will be here at the national theater to the cuban people. the cuban government will be listening closely to what the president has to say. but not as closely as the people of cuba, who are hoping that the president will address some of their concerns from the first sitting president to visit the island in almost years. and the president's final stop here at the stadium in havana, where the president wi

>> reporter: well, jawan, the alleged victim now also in hot water. police not releing a lot of detail only saying she is being investigating for theft. she's been suspended from the basketball team. she believes she'seing punished because she spoke out about her coach's alleged sexual advances towards her. >> looki forward and looking at that, that was a real positive for us. >> reporter: during post-game intervis, first season head coach outlined how he would propel his players on the female basketball to victor. but now the florida international university employee is on the sidelines, suspended for alleged sexual athletes he coaches. and this new detail, that student is also being investigated. >> very disheartening to hear that. you come to school. you think it is a safe environnt. >> reporter: the allegations surfaced after fagan was suspended from the basketball team for theft. the day after she made the allegations of sexual harassment. one neighbor who did not want to appear on camera said they're good people and it is sad to see this happen.

>> reporter: jackie, jawan, good evening. shortly after local cuban americans protested here and called out the importance of human rights, dozen of dissident among them notable names. sending a message of solidarity to the opposition movement in cuba on the day of president obama's arrival, cuban americans in little havana marched from the bay of pigs monument to a building that commemorates political prisoners. >> we will be thinking of the countless numbers of families that were uprooted and separated. >> reporter: the miami group chose to assemble on a sunday to pay tribute to the ladies of white in cuba. while president obama was en route to the communist nation, the dissident group tweeted president obama, while you travel to cuba, about 40 ladies in white have been arrested. during therrests in havana, you hea someone in the crowd say, easy, easy, the press is heje. been detained so president obama lands in cuba without a visible opposition. >> reporter: different groups and different generations stood together with a

. >> reporter: and i'm jawan strader live at miami-dade college's kendall campus. you're talking about the eighth the security is tight as many get ready for the big deba tonight. we have a team of reporters covering both the democratic debate as ll as senator marco rubio. we begin with steve litz who is live with a preview of tonight's big debate. steve? >> reporter: we are well into this primary process, and as we have been reporting, secretary clinton enjoys a comfortable ad. it is forums like this, jawan, that can move the needle in the direction of one candidate or another. hillary clinton, it appears is well on her way to the nomination when it comes to the delegate count. senator sanders is hoping to turn that tide tonight. miami-dade college's k kdall campus, the setting for the hillary clinton/bernie sanders debate tonight. jennifer carol is already looking toward clinton running in the general election. >> that's why she has to play her cards so well, to not really

it is forums like this, jawan, that can move the needle in the direction of one candidate or another. hillary clinton, it appears is well on her way to the nomination when it comes to the delegate count. senator sanders is hoping to turn that tide tonight. miami-dade college's k kdall campus, the setting for the hillary clinton/bernie sanders debate tonight. jennifer carol is already looking toward clinton running in the general election. >> that's why she has to play her cards so well, to not really needs his support to win the primary elections and the general elections. >> reporter: there are a few pro-israel protesters outside not happy with clinton's position on israel. mississippi yesterday. >> i'm proud of the campaign.. >> reporter: senator sanders with a surprise victory in michigan. >> i want to thank the people of michigan. >> reporter: tonight's debate comes at a pivotal time in this primary. clinton with a 30-point lead, a number sanders hopes to chip away at tonight. a political science professor says college campuses are prime territory for both candidates. >> younger w

coverage starting on nbc 6 news at 5:00 tonight and follow him on twitter, his handle on twitter, @jawan. >> wannbc 6. >>> the first to bring you details as it broke during the newscast. michael spears working his sources. exclukive video to show us? >> reporter: yeah, we'll show you that video in a second, sheli. this is the intersection east first avenue and not too far from the aaa and this is where the hit and run crash actually happened and luckily the officer is fine and they tell us the driver who took off has s sll not been arrested and two men were detained shortly after the crash and we did learn that both men were released. >> what happened? >> this is exclusive video of two men who police say were detained in connection to a hit and run crash with the miami-dade police officer. minutes before, our cameras were the only rolling as the men were taken from cruisers, uncuffed in miami w`ere they cut a taxi. police say there wasn't enough evidence to arrest the men who off from the crash at the entrance to i-395 in downtown miami. an officer onscene told us the crash happened as t

>> reporter: well, jawan, we haven't seen candidate trump throughout the course of the day here. we are at palm beach county where his second homo is located. he's going to be speaking to us later during the course of the night after the polls close in the state of florida. we do want to show you what he's saying on social media during the course of e day. mr. trump put out a tweet saying he has been getting some reports, and his staff and campaign, that he waste even on the ballot in some lockses here in the state of florida. then he put a qualifier to that saying he certainly hopes that's not the case. he was also on social media today saying had's the person across the state of florida and across the country to get things right, improve jobs, to bring jobs back here to florida, and been lost because of trade dpremts agreements made over the last several years. the big emphasis of his campaign. he's been calling for mrco rubio to drop out of the race. we just heard laura rodriguez mr. roub yo said he's not going to do that regardless of what happens here in florida. we'll be wa

jackie and jawan? >> reporter: goo evening from havana. once again, we're in old havana. a beautiful day, albeit windy. what a difference a day makes. yesterday there was media from all over the world here, and today it's pretty much a ghost town. president obama has already departed onto argentina from his historic trip here on the island. it was really a whirlwind trip for him. a lot of important meetings, especially today, directly speaking to the people of cuba and meeting with the dissidents as well. he also made his mark with the cuban people, but also@here in cuba. >> it was all about the president's speech, jackie, to the cuban people. everyone wanted to hear what the president was going to say. when the president spoke, he spoke about embracing change and called for congress to lift the embargo. standing ovation. the presidede said that the blockade hurts the cuban people by cuttin them off from the cconomy growth here. confrontations between the two countries have been going on for his entire lifetime. he said the two counies share the same values and hopes that

. >> if you follow nbc 6 on facebook, you probablbl saw jackie nespral and jawan strader usingnghe facebook live feature talking about the trip to cuba. they have just arrived and look for their first reports coming up tonight from havana at 11:00. >>> south florida feeling a little bit more crowded these days as music lovers from around the electronic music biggest show in the country. >> reporter: and the party is already under way. for locals, that means a lot of traffic and maybe some headaches. but all thosese here in downtown miami right now say the fun is happening. >> and the fun is happening rain or shine. we can see a nice end to our friday. this is outside of our holiday everglades park. i'll have m me on yaur forecast >>> we'll meet one students >>> ultra music festival is officially under officially officially under way. taking selfies after making it inside. >> take a look at this. this is the scene t tre after the gates opened to the thousands of partiers, tens of thousands. this crowd is absolutely immense. you can expect much more of the same through the rest of the weekend

jackie nespral and jawan strader will report from the island nation this friday. you can find out the latest news about cuba and the warming relations at the cuban crossroads section. >>> g god news for some folks' wallets tonight. the federal reserve is keeping short-term interest rates unchanged, citing risk by global economic policy and financial turmoil. in their statement, fed policymakers expressed a slightly more optimistic view of the unemployment rate for the next few years. >>> we have some b baking news right now on i-95 northbound. that's where a car is on fire. this is near oakland park boulevard. >> you can see here it is causing absolute backup on i-95. if you know somebody who is headed in this direction, we urge you to gi them a call. there's a car on fire on i-95 and oakland park boulevard. >>> still ahead on 6, fogle fight? >> what is behind a brawl that broke out behind bars. >>> and under water rising floodwaters continueo threaten louisiana and texas. now they threaten another state. >>>t's been a fixture for more than a decade, but tay demol

jawan, it's ironic that it was a beautiful day, sunny and hot here today. and right before air force one landed at jose marti international airport, it started to pour. >> how amazing is that? day three for us in havana, cuba. it's been nothing but beautiful weather. it was very hot earlier today. but now it is a wet one. president's arrival. here is look at air force one as the president entered jose marti international airport at around 4 critical condition 20, tweeting cuba. looking forward to hearing directly from the cuban people. its same airport where raul castro greeted pope francis during his trip last year. eight senators and 31 members of the house are traveling to cuba with the president. most are democrats, but a few republicans, including arizona senator jeff flake and south carolina representative mark sanford are also attending. >> kayque bola. >> the dissident movement has been around since the revolution, but has become much more vocal and active. it's a courageous battle for many of the dissidents amount. now a possible meeting with the o

>> reporter: hi, jawan. a big night for hillary clinton. her director of communications huddled with reporters a a short time ago and said she performed better than expected. not in just getting all of those people to get out and vote for hillary clinton but also in running up the delegate count. whether he mrs. clinton to spoke to her supporters she said the next president has three clear tests ahead. number one, making a positive difference in people's lives. number two, keeping americans safe and number three, bringing this country together. hillary clinton thanked her supporters in the states that just launched her closer to the democratic nomination. >> makingdifferences in people's lives comes first because americans everywhere are hungry for solutions. they want to break down the barriers holding themback. >> reporter: minutes after polls closed, nbc news projected clinton e winner here in florida, ohio, and north carolina. she preached the importance of equal pay, defending people's rights, andcreating good paying jobs. >> all of us

jawan and jackie continue their coverage from cuba today at 6:00 p.m. we will be live streaming coverage of the president's trip tonight on the nbc 6 news and weather app. be sure to check o o other stories about the warming relations with the u.s. and you the cuba crossroads section. >>> back at home ultra weekend is c cming to an end, the three-day festival shutting down its beaming lights until next year's show. that means traffic will soon be back to normal. every year ultra brings thousands of people to miami, the city. hotels, food, you name t most businesses beneff from the sold out festival. part of biscayneoulevard near bay front park has been shut down since thursday night and last night traffic was even worse because the miami heat was plpling just blocks away. >>> as the protest movement against trump and his campaign heats up violence breaks out at another campaign rally for the presidential hopeful in arizona. a large group of protesters was scorted out of the gop front runner's event in tucson yesterday, one protester wore what appeared t

. >> i'm jawan strader in for adam tonight. a 6-year-old was cutaught in the crossfire earlier this month and killed by the shooting. >> reporter: these protesters have taken it from the sidetalk to the street because they want to make sure drivers get the message and hear them. it's not exactly the safest working. >> save our kings and eens. >> reporter: shouting for justice, pushing for peace, this group isn't waiting for another tragedy to get their message across that sometng needs to be done to stop the violence. >> our kids c't play outside anymore. every single day a child is dying. something has to give. something has to give. we're outraged now. >> reporter: in the crowd are family members of 6-year-old king carter. the child was shot to death outside of his apartment complex on february 20th as two gunman feuded. the crowd chose to rally on this corner along northwest 62nd street and 24th avenue where they say a man in his 30s was gunned down wednesday afternoon. case. >> i got a call he was on a dirt bike and somebod

jawan and i will be in havana bringing you live coverage. >>> next on 6, brothers busted. four siblilis suspected in an ambush style attack at a maryland police station. we're learning what one of them did during a shootout that left a young detective dead. >>> gunmen storm a crowded car dealership forcing everyone to the ground, including a father andd his young child. >>> why twitter is up in arms daughters' state house dresses. >>> there are a couple of >>> welcome back. new crystal clear video captures a harrowing hold-up insi a houston auto finance store. take a look. the suspects walked into the store. investigators say that the trio pointed their guns at the customers including a father and his young child who are seen in that video huddling on the floor there. they ordered everyone to the ground and stole their cell phones, wallets, and purses. lead to a lucky break in the case. >>> three men are in custody just 23 hours after a sthoothootout at a maryland police station. >> the three suspects are others. one confirmed by a relative to be the trigger man. one o@ th

our team headed up by jackie nespral and jawan strader. coverage live from cuba tomorrow >>> daesh is genocidal by self-proclamation and actions in what it says and what it does. it comes after calls from congress to label isis acts under that name. the secretary of state says part of our response must be to destroy isis by force. >>> two days after dropping out of the presidential race, senator marco rubio is back on capitol hill. the former presidential candidate reflected on his failed campaign and says he believes the republican party will be fractured if donald trump wins the nomination. >> i don't believe donald trump will ever be able to do that. that's my opinion. >> rubio ruled out being a vice presidential candidate in the future. life once his senate term ends. >>> a fiery hearing into the led lead-tainted water in flint, michigan. >> this the latest in a series of hearings on the flint water crisis and part of the ongoing effort to find out what went so terribly wrong. >> brian moore has the story. >> reporter: on capitol hil,

good evening, i'm jawan strader. >> and i'm trina robinson in for jackie tonight. dan krauth broke the story earlier this morning. he joins us live from northwest miami-dade with the details on dan? >> reporter: it is pretty horrible, trina. these two guys posed as being good samaritans, posed as being nice guys wanting to help out women and the elderly fix their tires. it turns out the entire@time they were preying on their victims at bank parking lots like this one. detectives say this not so dynamic duo picked the wrong victim at the wrong time. on friday night they watched a bank of america in doral. while she was taking out the cash, take a look. they punctured her tire in hopes of coming to her rescue. we spoke with the woman who did not want her face shown out of fear. >> i know we're living in times where it is kind of despete for money, but you also have family. how uld you like someone to hurt your family in any way? >> reporter what did they didn't know is undercover detectives were in the area and saw it go down and intervened. >> the police officer ask

jackie and jawan have already arrived on the island nation and are taking to social media to document their journey. this is video and pictures they both posted on their facebook pages a little while ago. they want you to keep up to date while they're therere and while they're not on the air. look for their fst live report starting tonight at 11:00 p.m. >>> still aheada here, total destruction. a florida airport littered with the wreckage of a plummeting plane. nbc 6 learning what may have caused that crash. >>> hulk hogan versus gawker. a final plea from lawyers representing both sides. >>> aoman finds an unappetizin ingredient in her breakfast food and takes to social media with it. >>> this workweek it's been pretty warm out there as well. seeing a few clouds beginning to stream into south florida. there's a system that's on its way that is going to bring us some major changes for this weekend. i'll have details after the break. >>> we take you downtown. look at this crowd at the ultra music festival. edm. >> tens of thousands of people there in bay front park. more on t >>> traged

me and jawan will be there saturday at 2:00 sharp. >>> we have some breaking news. secretary of state john kerry is cancelling his trip to cuba over human rights. it is just before the president is headed there in about two weeks. >> the president expected to be there on march 21st. this has to do with human rights as you said. you may remember that k krry was there for the raising of the flag there at the u.s. embassy. this coming in from the state department and also the l.a. times. kerry is still ihterested in visiting in the near future. we're working with our c cban counterparts on our embassy to determine the best time frame. that's coming fromm the state department spokesman. we will continue to follow ts breaking news story and of course have a lot more for you. you can go to ourur nbc 6 news and weather app for the latest. >>> she's a woman that helped break barriers throughout safe. officer for her years the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burritoto- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or

i'm jawan strader. >> and i'm trina robinson. the girl tells investigators she was walking home when that man grabbed her. pompano beach in the happened. >> reporter: detectives are saying this 13-year-old girl was incrediblbl brave. it was 4:30 in the afternoon on wednesday. she was walking home from pompano beach academy when she saw a man in a car that resembles this sketch. when he got out and grabbed her, walking home from school turned weesday afternoon when broward sheriff's detectives say she was nearly abducted. e man pulled along beside her, got out of the vehicle, grabbed her by the waist, and tried to pull her inside. >> fortunately the girl away. the man then pursued her in his elude him. >> reporter: the girl got away nd told her parents, which is exactly what detectives urge everyone to do. students who use the same path home next to pompano beach high school were stunned to hear the details. >> it's scary the fact that i live in this area. i live actually rightht over there pretty close. it's scary the fact that p

. >> and i'm jawan strader. we're live right now in front of the museum of the revolution in the heart of old havana. this is the historic district. >> the two presidents held talks a short distance from revolution square. raul's brother fidel held many rallies there. a difjerent tone today. it's hard to overstate the historic feelingoday in havana, cuba, as the sitting meets with cuban leader raul castro. president obama started his public schedule with a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of beloved cuban liberator jose marti. mar marti is known as the apostle of cuban independence when cuba gained independence from spain. while inthere, the media surrounded the commander and chief in a scene rarely seen in modern american politics. then president obama walked a short distance with his diplomatic team to the palace of the revolution where the leaders of cuba and the u.s. shook hands. mr. obama told castro thrgh an interpreter we had a great tour yesterday, referring to his walk through old havana with his fami

the shop's district manager jawan khan, also the shop owner's son, would not talk to us on camera but confirmed the lift malfunctioned. and in a memo to the family, he admitted there was a cover-up from the shop that took place. but he denied any involvement and blamed it all on his employees. >> did you believe that? >> no. >> other repair shops assessed the damage at more than $11,000. michelle and albert filed a complaint with california's bureau of automotive repair, a state agency created to protect consumers and hold auto repair shops accountable. but the couple says a bureau investigator called them to say there was little he could do. >> just made me feel they're not doing their job. >> we reviewed state data for the past three years and discovered that for about 97% of auto repair complaints, repair shops never receive any kind of discipline or enforcement action. that's more than 10,000 cases each year. >> so for 10,000 cases, you couldn't find anything? >> a lot of them are mediated and taken care of with educational conferences with the shop. >> bureau chief patrick dore r

. >> and i'm jawan strader. the florida highway patrol releasesethe footage today. they're saying it's a miracle no one was killed here. >> keith jones is joining us live from fhp headquarters wh more. >> reporter: everyone wants to know how the driver kaseem smith is doing. he's doing quite well actually. he's home with his kids. they released the video today that shows what was going on inside the cab at the time of this accident. it shows he was careless. he wasn't payingh attention, but you be the judge. just three seconds from the moment of impact is all it took for a miami garbage truck to turn into trash itself. a look from inside the cab from two cameras becomes very revealing. something else, so he is driving carelessly. he collides twice with the right concrete wall. that's when he overreacts. >> reporter: the driver appears to be watching something to his right outside the window. he hits the inside wall twice and then severely overcorrects, slamming through the guardrail. you see the debris inside and outside the cab. smith was launched outside the truck

jackie nespral and jawan strader begin live coverage from cuba tomorrow at 11:00 p.m. >>> that's not the only party in town. ultra, the music festival set to open doors tomorrow. we'll have a preview next. >>> the weather could be a complication here in south florida. when you can expect the peak rain chances coming up. facelift that's coming to south >>> the brickell area is being flooded with a sea of green. we're taking a live look where thousands are celebrating saint paddy's day by wearing green and listening to good ole irish music. if you're looking for a place to celebrate, make sure you check out the nbc 6 news and weather app. we have a list of all the best saint paddy's day parties and events. >>> we're learn 24 hours from one of south florida's biggest music festivals. theltimatera music festival opens its doors tomorrow. festival and city of miami officials addressed concerns. stephanie bertini live from downtown with a preview for us. >> reporter: well, from your safety to h h to manage large crow, the logistics are all happening right here in downtown miami. preparatio

. >> reporter: jawan, good evening. when you do something like this, to be arrested and thrown in jail. that's exactly what's h hppened to this man. i tried to speak with him as he was walking in. i asked him a few questions. and his response was nothing more than pretty much a mumble. this is a man pleasuring himself at someonons front door 4:30 a.m. the next thing i'm going to say is luckily this guy has been arrested. >> honestly, i've got to tell you, i feel sorry for the guy. obviously he's out of his mind. >> ricky, were you pleasuring yourself outside of that house? >> reporter: he was busted this morning just blocks away from where he terrorized the navarros in a parking lot just off of coral way. novarro was called into the miami pd for confirmation. >> they put him in front of me, pictures of them. and i knew right away it was number three. >> reporter: here's what novarro's security camera is rolling. 4:30 a.m. sunday. permenter walked up to the front door, pants undone. >> walked up to the front pomp, humped

our team headed up by anchors jackie nespral and jawan strader, live from cuba, tomorrow night at 11110 p.m. >>> another bright, sunny and warm day today in south florida. big changes for the upcoming weekend, including possible stotoiness. details next. >>> an animal lover is offering a pretty hefty reward to get back his missing cats. how much he willing to pay to get the cats back, coming up. >>> and youay want to think twice about renteding out y yur property on air bnb. one woman found out her home was used an adult filmfest. >>> nothing like grabbing a green beer thes holiday. the music is pumping out there. we heard it. at one of >>> an animal lover is offering an extreme amount of money to get back his lost cats. nbc 6 reporter amanda joins us now, spoke to the feline rescuer in an effort to find his cats that he said were stolen. how much money are we talking about here, amanda? >> reporter: well, keith, we're talking about $20,000. that's how much animal lover steve rosen said he will offer up and pay to anyone who can said went missing and were taken off his property. cat lov

>> reporter: hi, jawan. 7:00 is the start time. you have hunureds of sanders supporters here in miami, eager to hear from their favorite candidate. bernie sanders spent much of the day in michigan, that's where primaries are under way right now. but it didn't stop him from florida. >> we are off and unning. we're on our way to florida right now. we're going to be in illinois soon. we're going to be in ohio soon. we think we're really strong out on the west coast. california, oregon, state of washington. we think we've got a good shot in new york state. we think we have a real path toward victory. >> reporter: senator sanders, lots of travel plans ahead of him. meantime, on the republican side, donald trump did an interview early this morning with nbc 6, our anchor team. they covered a variety of topics. also, a new ad out today. it is a campaign video by a superpac that is anti-donald trump and it calls him out on his choice of words. >> this an exclusive interview on nbc of today, donald trump told our morning anchor team he does

. >> reporter: well, jawan, let me tell you, i've never seen anything like this in a courtroom. this was supposed to be a routine first appearance hearing in court for juveniles involved instead it de involved quickly into a stunning display of disrespect. a group of teenagers ignored polite requests, several of them settle down. that led to the spectacle you're going to see here. that's how it started. the disorder in the court was not going to be tolerated by the judge or even apparently the mother of the girl who was screaming. armed deputies subdued the group of uncooperative teenagers and brought them up to the judge who ended up sentencing two of them to five days in the juvenile detention center for contempt of court. the teens were there to support three 15-year-olds who were allegedly involved in yesterday's car chase. police say they stole a car, and led them through broward county before they bailed out and tried to run for it in lauderhill. three of the four kids involved in the incident were caught and their first appearances. we're not showing their faces or identi

. >> and i'm jawan strader. campaigning for super tuesday now over, top contenders are focusing on florida's primary next week. we have a team of reporters read out across south florida, covering all of the candidates in town. >> we begin with steve litz, live from tropical park where marco rio plans on holding a rally tonight. >> reporter: south flori@da once again at the center of presidential politics with three of the biggest names either florida, and jackie, it is a clear indication ho important the sunshine state is in the eyes of the candidates. snore rubio is pretty important in the eyes of all of the people who are going to vote for him. they're already lining up to get aa glimpse. it's super tuesday. flora's not voting, but you couldn't tell that based on where three of the leading contenders for the white house will be speaking tonight. southth florida is clearly in the spotlight starting now. with hillary clinton, donald trump, and hometown hopeful marco rubio. trump expected to pick up a majority of

jawan. area. people driving by us here at the second home. he's scheduled to speak lter this evening. as laura rodriguez is telling us, that marco rubio is not going to get out of the race in spite of what happens here in florida. of course, donald trump has been saying that marco rubio should et out of the race and should have done it a short time ago. but mr. rubio still in the race. and now also, trumpn social media today tweeting out saying that he was getting reports, his campaign, that in some places, some places he wasn't on the ballot. he put a qualifier to that saying he hoped that was not the case. of coue, we will hear what he

. >> reporter: it is, jawan. and this is where rubio launched his political career. he spoke at length about his ties to this community and amid technical difficulties, he stood with confidence, expressed his message and told everyone to go out and vote for him tomorrow. standing on a pickup trucknd phone, marco rubio received a warm welcome where he began his political career. >> i'll never be able to express enough gratitude to the support that this commmnity has given me, not just now but over the last years. >> reporter: the senator's making one last push to get voters to the polls r florida's winner take all primary, a defining moment in his bid for president. the west miami audience cheered on as rubio talked about a white house kitchen filled with croquettes and the to roast a pig. he posed for pictures and signed autographs as many tried to ke their way as close as possible to catch a glimpse of him. >> there's literally over 100 something people still calling. >> trump has a lot of support here in florida, but marco rubio is our senator. he's from here. we a

jawan strader. >>> you know, this is a historic event, the presidential visit that has not happened by a sitting president in close to 90 years. >> that is very true, jackie, and of course this is an amazing sight if you haveever been here before. and this is m visit here -- first visit here, so much here, a mix of emotion. i have seen you cover it a number of times but to see everything that is going on here we'll get to that in just a moment. >> i was going to say if you told me a year ago at i would travel to cuba three times in less than a year i thought you would have been crazy. >> i am sure many would agree. but here, the first trip for the president to do so in nearly 90 years. and the country is preparing for president obama's arrival on ssnday. he will be joined by the first lady, michelle, sasha, and mrs. robinson. the president has a very busy itinerary, and as you can expect the closer we get to the arrival the more security we'll see around the city. >> and the recent diplomatic ttw between both countries was started back in 2014 but it wili culminate in visit by presiden

family members of jawan tavares known as chico gorted outside the hospital after the boy was shot in the head in east harlem. >> i got phone call and ran down the block. they just told me that chico was shot in the head. >> reporter: police say the teen was shot right in front of this housing complex across the street from a school and playgrou . >> it was a shocking, shocking thing to see. it was horrible. >> reporter: this girl told me she was inside a nearby apartment and heard the gunshots. >> i just heard about five, six shots and they went back-to-back. then i look over and it was just a couple of boys running. >> reporter: she says she also saw the injured teen on the arriving to the scene. the officers continue their search for whoever is responsible while his family prays for chico, a teen they describe as outgoing and fun loving. >> he was one of those jokesters, loved to dance and sing. he went to school, he's not an "a" student but went to school. he had dreams of leaving the projects. >> reporter: while police continue to look for whoever shot the teen, his sister-in-law

jawan tavares who also goes by chico crossed the street from the school and a playground where he was shot. many heard shots and saw boys running away from the scene. >> he was one of those jokesters, loves to dance and sing. he's a good kid. he had dreams of leaving the projects. >> tavares underwent brain surgery last night. >>> also new this morning smoke and flames forcing residents out of their building. this fire broke out a little after midnight on the sixth floor of this apartment building on west 151st street. two residents and two firefighters taken to the hospital with minor injuries. no word yet on what caused it. also police searching for a robber who targeted two women in the bronx. investigators released this photo of the guy they're looking for. he walked up behind a mother an and put that 60-year-old woman in a head lock while he went through her purse. he didn't let go until the daughter gave him some money. >>> the hunt is on to stop the next attack. we're learning one of the suicide bombers at the brussels airport is suspected of making one of the bombs in the pari

nbc 6 anchors jawan strader and jackie nespral have been in havana for the past couple of days and in just a minute we will have a report from them as they cover thepresident's visit to cuba. >>> but first let's get you started with meet jik erika delgado and y/ur first alert forecast. >> it's been an active morning for miami-dade county. broward county dealing with a few showers earlier, that has moved offshore. the showers that were affecting miami-dade relane offshore, we are beginning to see a few over portions of key s cane and south beach as well. i want to take a look so we c see what we're dealing with right now as far as conditions in broward county. a few of the light showers offshore. you could see a light sprile the bulk of the moisture that did move through moving away. the trend will be from west to east, that's where the moisture will continuing develop and move through south florida. if you are i-95 north miami, the miami beach area into key biscayne it has been a soggy start this sunday morning. waking up to temperatures in the mid 70s, 75 miami, 74 fort lauderdale, 7

today nbc 6 anchor jawan strader had a one-on-one with rubio. he joins us live in the studio to tell us what the senator told him about his campaign. >> senator rubio tass a tough challenge ahead. so far he's only won twice in the primaries, in minnesota and he's confident a win in the sunshine state will give him the momentum. i talked to him about reports that his advisers are asking him to drop out before the march 15th primary. here's what he had to say about it. >> they're false, a hundred percent false. on the contrary, given the nature of the front-runner, i have people begging me to do everything possible to stay ii that's reflected in the interest in the campaign. it's actlly an embarrassment for cnn that they ran with that story. .% >> let's talk about what happens if you do not win florida. would you -- you answered this once before, so i have to ask you this once again, would you support whomever the nominee could be is if that nominee happens to be donald trump? >> it's a tough question, what your's asking. in the end, i don't4want